psyche
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1. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
| definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | noddle, |
| definition | : | an informal British expression for head or mind (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | tabula rasa, |
| definition | : | a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ego, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | unconscious, unconscious mind, |
| definition | : | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware (noun.cognition) |
2. (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | mythical being, |
| definition | : | an imaginary being of myth or fable (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
3. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | spirit, |
| definition | : | the vital principle or animating force within living things (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ghost, |
| definition | : | the visible disembodied soul of a dead person (noun.person) |
4. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason (noun.cognition)
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